purchase /'pә:tʃәs/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the acquisition of something for payment
• (n.) something acquired by purchase
• (n.) a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage

Chinese translation

• n. 购买, 购买品, 紧握, 绞辘
• vt. 购买, 赢得, 努力取得, 用滑轮起(锚等)

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/'pә:tʃәs/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 4.71 · Rare

Word forms

purchased, purchasing, purchases

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